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I don't think it's fair to say the national security benefits were tested before 2020. Risks are rarely considered until after they are exploited; everything th
by svachalek 5y ago
I don't think it's fair to say the national security benefits were tested before 2020. Risks are rarely considered until after they are exploited; everything that happens in an airport security line is based on something that actually happened before they added that requirement.
- ketzo 5y agoNo, I know -- that's my point. They hadn't reaaaally been tested before, and they probably won't be tested again for a long while. Regardless of whether it is correct to account for the risks of globalization, it's very unlikely that people will -- again, particularly when those people are participants in market economies -- because the risks are so infrequent, unpredictable, and catastrophic that people just don't like to think about them.